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One good deed / by Baldacci, David,author.;
It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job -- and don't ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment -- and a stiff drink -- leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman. Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank's clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer's stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him. When a murder takes place right under Archer's nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison ... if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Ex-convicts; Veterans; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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Admiral / by Stockwin, Julian,author.;
1814: Ashore on leave, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd learns of a dismal harvest and general hardship among the population. In Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte is celebrating victories that once again make his name feared throughout Europe. An armistice is signed and while the Allies lick their wounds Bonaparte sets to preparing for a grand advance. And, in a fragile peace, and saddled with huge war debts, the government has no choice but to place HMS Thunderer, along with many other Royal Navy ships, in reserve, until the Navy can decide what to do with their great fleets. Meanwhile, Kydd is offered an admiral's flag but this is the West Africa station and the anti-slavery operations set in fever-ridden swamps. Despite the obvious dangers and hardships, Kydd sees this as the realisation of his life's ambition and readies for sea in his beloved Thunderer as his flagship. In a turn of the tide Bonaparte is defeated by the Allies and exiled to the tiny island of Elba. Then electrifying news breaks out -- the tyrant has escaped and is marching on Paris, the citizens flocking to join him. The British government as well is rocked by a realisation that Napoleon's invasion fleet is still in being and if the French navy declares for him they can sail from the ports now free of blockade and make the invasion of England a reality. The Channel Fleet has been stood down, its ships in various stages of repair, its commander on leave in the country. There's one man in active service who happens to be on the spot -- Admiral Sir Thomas Kydd. With frantic haste he's appointed temporary commander-in-chief to sail with all the men-o'-war that can be scraped together to stand athwart the French. Kydd knows this will probably mean the sacrifice of not only his ships but himself and his men. He calls on subterfuge and daring to flaunt defiance and resolution until the Battle of Waterloo settles the matter. Then, he has the satisfaction of seeing Napoleon Bonaparte carried off to St Helena, from whence he can never return.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Sea fiction.; War fiction.; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Admirals; Battleships; Kydd, Thomas (Fictitious character); Seafaring life;
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One good deed [sound recording] / by Baldacci, David,author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini.It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job -- and don't ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment -- and a stiff drink -- leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman. Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank's clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer's stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him. When a murder takes place right under Archer's nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison ... if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Ex-convicts; Veterans; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The drop [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Hardy, Tom; Gandolfini, James; Rapace, Noomi;
Director, Michael Roskam.Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace.Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski and his hardened employer cousin Marv run a bar that is used as a 'drop' - a covert scheme that funnels cash to local gangsters. But when they find themselves caught in a robber gone bad, and on the hook for a debt they can't even repay, both men have to make the dangerous choice between loyalty and survival.CHVRS rating: 14A.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Crime.;
© 2015., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Crash / by Hagberg, David,author.; Light, Lawrence,author.;
"With debt-burdened governments and businesses worldwide about to go bust, a cabal of Wall Street big shots plot to destroy the globe's stock exchanges. To provide that one thing that goes wrong. In 24 hours, a powerful computer worm will smash the exchanges and spark an international panic, pushing a debt-laden world into the abyss. The Wall Street gang's investment bank will be the last one standing, able to make a killing amid the ruins. But one person, who works for their bank as a computer expert, spots the worm embedded deep in its network. Cassy Levin invents a program to destroy the cyber-intruder. Angered by Cassy's discovery, her bosses order her kidnapping. Her boyfriend, a former Navy SEAL, is alarmed at Cassy's disappearance and unravels the plot. Ben Whalen only has until the next morning to save the woman he loves and prevent the economic apocalypse."--Amazon.ca.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Computer crimes; Commercial crimes; Kidnapping; Conspiracies; Financial crises;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jack Irish. [videorecording] / by Billing, Roy,actor.; Dusseldorp, Marta,1973-actor.; McLean, Greg(Film director),television director.; Pearce, Guy,1967-actor.; Pedersen, Aaron,1970-actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
Guy Pearce, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Marta Dusseldorp.Emmy Award-winner Guy Pearce reprises his iconic role as Jack Irish, former criminal lawyer, and part-time debt collector, with a penchant for getting wrapped up in things he shouldn't. The long-suppressed trauma of Isabel Irish's brutal and random murder by Jack's former client Wayne Milovich which launched the first Jack Irish installment, Bad Debts rears its ugly head when Jack discovers there was more to those fateful events all those years ago. Namely, a criminal conspiracy involving his trusted friend, homicide detective Barry Tregear.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Irish, Jack (Fictitious character); Criminal investigation; Private investigators;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The covenant [videorecording] / by Atkinson, Ivan,screenwriter,film producer.; Beecham, Emily,1984-actor.; Berger, Josh,film producer.; Davies, Marn,screenwriter.; Friedberg, John,film producer.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Ludwig, Alexander,1992-actor.; Miller, Jonny Lee,actor.; Ritchie, Guy,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Sagar, Sean,actor.; Salim, Dar,1977-actor.; Schofield, Bobby,1993-actor.; Starr, Antony,1975-actor.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ),presenter.; STXfilms (Firm),presenter.; Toff Guy Films,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
Director of photography, Ed Wild ; edited by James Herbert ; music by Chris Benstead.Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Antony Starr, Alexander Ludwig, Sean Sagar, Bobby Schofield, Emily Beecham, Jonny Lee Miller.Guy Ritchie's The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence, language throughout and brief drug content.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Male friendship; Soldiers; Translators;
For private home use only.
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Chainsaw Man. [graphic novel] / by Fujimoto, Tatsuki,author,illustrator.; Haley, Amanda(Haley-Andrejic),translator.; Heep, Sabrina,letterer,illustrator.;
"Denji's a poor young man who'll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. He's a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he's betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji's become a whole new man--Chainsaw Man!"--Back cover.Rated T+, older teen.
Subjects: Paranormal comics.; Graphic novels.; Manga.; Supernatural; Spirits;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Criminal activities [videorecording] / by Abbott, Christopher,1986-actor.; Burd, Howard,producer.; Gathegi, Edi,actor.; Haley, Jackie Earle,1961-actor.; Haley, Jackie Earle,1961-film director.; Lowell, Robert,1917-1977,screenwriter.; Pitt, Michael,1981-actor.; Rice, Wayne Allan,producer.; Sparks, Micah(Film producer),producer.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Travolta, John,1954-actor.; Mayday Movie Productions.; Neenee Productions.; Producer's Capital Fund.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.;
John Travolta, Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Jackie Earle Haley, Christopher Abbott, Edi Gathegi.A group of friends reunites at a classmate's funeral, and stumbles upon a financial opportunity that's too good to pass up. But when the investment goes south, they learn that part of their funding came from a notoriously ruthless crime boss, and now it's payback time. They have one perilous chance to the erase the debt, and if they can complete the task they just might escape with their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Crime films.; Feature films.; Gangsters; Mafia; Mafiosi; Male friendship; Usury; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators: S4. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2022.The oddball, oddly-matched Stratford-upon-Avon-based sleuths return for more picturesque and whimsical mysteries brimming with wit and rural charm. From suspected ghosts to the torrid world of Shakespearian escorts, not to mention the fiendish passions and bitter rivalries of ballroom dancing and a dastardly plot to sabotage Christmas, it’s business as usual for the debt-laden ex-policeman and his much more credible partner Lu.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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